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How many elk have you been a part of killing?
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<blockquote data-quote="Joefrazell" data-source="post: 1530875" data-attributes="member: 101262"><p>I've been elk hunting for 2 years. Muzzleloader cow tags. I've yet to find a cow during season and only bulls. I'll be honest though. I've only hunted 6 days out of those two years. This year only 2 days and one was cut short when my wife spotted a bear. </p><p></p><p>My wife drew a rifle cow tag last year for a time when we would be mulie hunting. We were trying to get on a buck when I spotted up some elk 1000 yards down the draw. Turned into an elk hunt. We made a plan and snuck our way down the nasty draw. We got to whithin a couple hundred yards of where the elk had been and waited. After several minutes a cow came out. She must have smelled us as she was trotting pretty steadily. My wife was able to get on her with her 30-06 for a across the draw shot at just shy of 400 yards. She was sitting using shooting sticks. First shot heard the thwap. Second and third shot were misses. The cow had worked it's way to the top of the ridge and slightly over where it's body was exposed but it's legs were hardly viable being obstructed by the ridgeline. When the 4th shot rang out it was a bang flop. Typical back end down then front. We celebrated hard. Made our way to her falling over the nasty terrain several times. When we got there she was no where to be found. We looked and looked and couldn't turn her up. This was very hard on my wife and her first big game hunt. We both learned alot that year and still think about the hunt and talk about what we should have done differently. This year my wife was able to harvest a bear and a deer for the first time. I was very glad that it didn't ruin her interest. One of these years I'll be able to really chase them and get on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joefrazell, post: 1530875, member: 101262"] I've been elk hunting for 2 years. Muzzleloader cow tags. I've yet to find a cow during season and only bulls. I'll be honest though. I've only hunted 6 days out of those two years. This year only 2 days and one was cut short when my wife spotted a bear. My wife drew a rifle cow tag last year for a time when we would be mulie hunting. We were trying to get on a buck when I spotted up some elk 1000 yards down the draw. Turned into an elk hunt. We made a plan and snuck our way down the nasty draw. We got to whithin a couple hundred yards of where the elk had been and waited. After several minutes a cow came out. She must have smelled us as she was trotting pretty steadily. My wife was able to get on her with her 30-06 for a across the draw shot at just shy of 400 yards. She was sitting using shooting sticks. First shot heard the thwap. Second and third shot were misses. The cow had worked it's way to the top of the ridge and slightly over where it's body was exposed but it's legs were hardly viable being obstructed by the ridgeline. When the 4th shot rang out it was a bang flop. Typical back end down then front. We celebrated hard. Made our way to her falling over the nasty terrain several times. When we got there she was no where to be found. We looked and looked and couldn't turn her up. This was very hard on my wife and her first big game hunt. We both learned alot that year and still think about the hunt and talk about what we should have done differently. This year my wife was able to harvest a bear and a deer for the first time. I was very glad that it didn't ruin her interest. One of these years I'll be able to really chase them and get on them. [/QUOTE]
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